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‘Original rogue trader’ Leeson sniffs out fraud
Published on 22/03/2023
» LONDON: Nick Leeson, the former derivatives trader who infamously brought down Barings Bank nearly three decades ago, has joined a corporate intelligence firm to investigate financial misconduct.
Struggles facing China's Evergrande not panicking markets - yet
AFP, Published on 15/09/2021
» NEW YORK: Debt-crippled Chinese real estate giant Evergrande's troubles are being watched closely by foreign investors, but markets do not seem to fear a major contagion, at least so far. With a debt load of $300 billion, the threat of bankruptcy is real, especially as Evergrande hinted on Tuesday that it may not be able to pay its creditors.
Poor meant to suffer
News, Postbag, Published on 21/09/2019
» Re: "Ubon flood saga catches govt napping", (Opinion, Sept 20). The whole problem has many answers. Corruption, low education, but mostly the higher-ups just don't care about poor people and especially those from the North and Northeast even more so.
Rogue UBS trader who lost $2.3bn jailed for seven years
AFP, Published on 20/11/2012
» UBS trader Kweku Adoboli was jailed for seven years in London on Tuesday for gambling away $2.3 billion of the Swiss bank's money in Britain's biggest ever fraud.